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CAN FQR OIL AND OTHER LIQUIDS. N0. 276,066. I Patented Apr. 17,1883.

WITNESSES I JJWEJVTOR: Jan/id ZdJJZrrzLY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

DANIEL W. NORRIS, or ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

CAN FOR OIL AND OTHER LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,066, dated April 1'7, 1883.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL W. Nonnrs, of Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsiu ()ans for Oil and other Liquids; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying draw ings, forming part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in cans for holding and transporting liquids, and particularly to that class of cans which have an ineased glass body and a permanently-attached sheetmetal top which is provided with a filling-orifice covered by a removablecap, and also with a pouring-spout.

The novel features of the invention will be first described, and then pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a can embodying my improvements, a portion of the upper part of the can being shown broken away to reveal the vent devices and the devices for controlling the discharge of liquid through the pouring-spout. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the top of the can and the devices thereto attached. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 00 .r of Fig. 2; and Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view of the cantop and its attachments, both views representing the parts enlarged.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

A represents the glass body of the can, and B its casing, consisting of sheet metal, having suitable openings, 0, punched out so as to expose the contained glass vessel audits contents.

D is a sheet-metal top, screwed or otherwise fastened to the glass body, and having a fillingorifice covered by a removable cap, E, and a pouring-spout, F.

To a wire, G, secured in the upper edge of the metal casing the carrying-bail H is 0011- nected.

At one side of the casing I provide one or more openings, 0, and form upon the casing, along one of the side edges of such openingor openings, a series of projections or points, I, for indicating pints, quarts, or other units of liquid measure, by which the quantity ofliquid in the can may be at any time determined. Instead of employing the points as a means of indication, notches may be cut in the casing along the opening or openings, and will answer the same purpose.

To suitable arms or supports, 7c 7r, depending from the metal top I), is hinged a lever, l, which bears at the extremity of its outer or longer arm a valve, pad, or stopper, m, that is adapted, when pressed upward, to tightly close the opening into the pouring-spout F. The inner or shorter arm of the lever 1 has articulated to it a short rod, bar, or loop of metal, a, which extends up through a vent-opening, 0, beneath the flange e of the cap E, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and upon said shorter arm of the lever is hung a pivoted lever, 19, whose upper short arm plays within a guideloop, q, while its lower or long arm carries a suitable weight, r, at its extremity. When the cap E is removed, or when it is screwed up sufficiently to uncover the vent-openingo and allow the rod or loop a to rise vertically, the weighted leverp will, upon the tipping of the can to pour from the spout, bear with its upper end upon the guide-loop gas a fulcrum, and cause the inner short arm of the lever l to be raised and the outer or longer arm of said lever, carrying the valve, pad, or stopper m, to be depressed, all as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, thus permitting the contents of thecan to readily pass out through the spout, the proper vent being afforded through the opening 0. When the can is tipped back to its normal position, the weighted lever p, operating on the lever 1, will cause the valve, pad, or stopper to bear up lightly against the opening into the pouring-spout, and when the cap E is screwed down to its seat its flange e, pressing down upon the rod or loop a, will force down the inner end of the lever l and cause the valve, pad, or stopper on its outer end to be pressed tightly over the opening into the pouring-spout, thus completely and effectually preventing any escape of liquid through the latter. From this it will be seen that the screwing down of the cap E effects two results: first, the closing ofthc vent-opening 0, and, secondly, theclosiug of the opening to the discharge-spout. No special manipulation of the devices is required, the simple screwing of the cap E up or down and the tilting of the can in the former case effecting the necessary movement of the parts. All the openings in the can being closed by the screwing down of the cap, evaporation of the contents of the can is prevented, and there is no danger of leakage and waste when the can is accidentally tipped over.

The lever l is constructed preferably of m etal wire having sufficient elasticity to permit considerable pressure to be applied by the cap upon the rod .n, and through said lever l to the valve, pad, or stopper m.

The vent devices and the devices for controlling thedischarge from the spout are applicable generally to all kinds of cans.

I claim herein as my invention 1. The combination, with a can and the pouring-spout and filling opening thereof, of a lever carrying a valve, pad, or stopper, a cap or cover for the filling-opening, and connections between said cap or cover and the lever, whereby the putting on of the cap or cover causes the lever to be vibrated so as to press the valve, pad, or stopper against the opening leading into the pouring-spout, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with acan and the pouring-spout and fillin gopenin g thereof, of a lever carrying a valve, pad, or stopper, a cap or cover for the filling-opening, a connection between the cap or cover and the lever, and a weighted lever for operating upon the firstinentioned lever to withdraw the pad from the openingleading to the pouring-spout when the cap is raised and the can is tilted in pouring, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a can and its pourin g-spout and filling-opening, of a cap or cover for the filling-opening, a ventcove'red by said cap, a lever carrying a valve, pad, or stopper, and a connection between said cap and the lever, whereby when the cap is closed down upon the filling-opening it will close the vent, and at the same time,through the intermediate connecting device, cause the lever to pressits valve or pad over the opening leading to the discharge-spout, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a can and its pouring-spout and fiIIingopening, of a lever carrying a valve, pad, or stopper, a cap for the filling-opening, a vent underneath the cap, a connection between the lever and the cap, and a weighted lever for operating upon the first- -mentioned lever to withdraw the valve, pad,

or stopper from the pouring-spout opening when the cap is raised to uncover the vent and the can tilted in pouring, substantially as described. 7

5. The combination, with a can having a pouring-spout, a filling-opening, and a ventopening, of the horizontal pivoted lever carrying the valve, pad, or stopper, the loop or rod connected to the said lever, the cap for cover ing the filling-opening and the vent-opening, and cooperating with said loop or rod to work thelever, and the pivoted weighted lever hung upon the inner end of said first-mentioned lever, and operating substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

DANIEL W. NORRIS.

Witnesses:

R. D. 0. SMITH, MELVILLE CHURCH. 

